I know there's nothing reassuring to say, but I didn't get the impression it would hurt Andy. I got the impression it'd hurt me if I tried to use my thing on it.
[He lets Caleb grab onto him without flinching away, but he doesn't relax.]
What if it hurts someone else?
[It's a very real possibility, one he's all too familiar with from personal experience. He doesn't want anyone to get hurt. He also doesn't want Andy to experience the kind of guilt he'd felt every time he looked at the scar near Blue's eye. The one he'd nearly clawed out.]
[His shoulders slump. He barely has any idea who Doctor Strange even is, aside from someone Andy plays DnD with(?), so that's not hugely reassuring. He doesn't know what else to do right now or who to talk to either, though. And he can't really ask anyone else. Caleb doesn't count since he already knows, but Andy asked him to keep it secret.]
Maybe.
Have you ever... faced something like that before?
Nothing supernatural, but I'm pretty good at making people feel things now? Look, it's maybe bad, but I promise, Doctor Strange is literally a comic books hero. There's a ton of people who can help.
He was pretty freaked out when he told me. It explains... some stuff that's been happening though.
[With the initial burst of panic dulling down to a more manageable level, it may be clear that the underlying emotion the fear threads through is one of deep attachment and care.]
I wish there was more to do— but I just met him, and it's gotta suck for him that a stranger knows, I don't wanna make it worse by bringing in more people.
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[ He barely knows Andy, and there was the whole mandatory therapy going on on top of it. This is all a lot. ]
Noah, are you okay?
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This is really bad!
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I know there's nothing reassuring to say, but I didn't get the impression it would hurt Andy. I got the impression it'd hurt me if I tried to use my thing on it.
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What if it hurts someone else?
[It's a very real possibility, one he's all too familiar with from personal experience. He doesn't want anyone to get hurt. He also doesn't want Andy to experience the kind of guilt he'd felt every time he looked at the scar near Blue's eye. The one he'd nearly clawed out.]
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[ He doesn't think he could win, but they can cross that bridge if they come to it. ]
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Maybe.
Have you ever... faced something like that before?
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[He sighs unhappily.]
I'm just worried. I don't like it.
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[With the initial burst of panic dulling down to a more manageable level, it may be clear that the underlying emotion the fear threads through is one of deep attachment and care.]
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[ He guides him to seat though, keeping a hand around him. ]
I was really worried he wouldn't have anyone to go to, but he told me he had people.
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I don't think he's told anyone else yet. He asked me not to.
There's his dads though. Not his real dads. They're just- dad-like, I guess. And there's Ky.
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[Noah doesn't know him all that well, but has a vaguely positive impression.]
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He didn't want to worry him. But I told him he should.
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[He's not sure if pizza will be a selling point or not. Depends if Andy's feeling puke-y.]
...Thanks, Caleb.
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[Even with permission, Noah's not sure who he would ask for help. Most of the magically-knowledgeable people he knew are gone now. ...Oliver, maybe?]
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Doctor Strange is probably like, the most powerful magic user here. And he's a good guy.
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I mean, comic books from my world. There's a multiverse going on and I'm not that much of a nerd, but yeah.
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